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Many people don't know this but even famous western people are ripping off my favorite japanese band Dir en grey, such as Morgan Freeman

Thought they were starting to hit a rut where everything sounded the same, and then this came along. Glad to see their weird side is still alive.
 

 
Fuse makes a cute ninja.

What Sakura is up to is really not a mystery. He's playing with tons of bands.
 
There's even a really thorough English Wikipedia page about him:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakura_%28musician%29

I'm kind of sad about it, since I loved them so much in my teens, but AFI. I really didn't like Crash Love, and after that album I completely lost interest in hearing new stuff from them.
 
I still like a lot of their older songs--The Art of Drowning-era stuff, in particular, holds up pretty well--but some of their lyrics just sound so cheesy now.

I'm kind of sad about it, since I loved them so much in my teens, but AFI. I really didn't like Crash Love, and after that album I completely lost interest in hearing new stuff from them.
 
I still like a lot of their older songs--The Art of Drowning-era stuff, in particular, holds up pretty well--but some of their lyrics just sound so cheesy now.

Hiroshi from ROTTENGRAFFTY posts a lot of pictures with his son. I vaguely recall hearing Naoki mention in one of their videos that he's divorced.
 
  

1. New York Dolls - New York Dolls
2. Sweet - Desolation Boulevard
3. Hanoi Rocks - Back To Mystery City
4. Slade - Slayed?
5. Loudness - Loudness
6. Mötley Crüe - Too Fast For Love
7. Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
8. X Japan - Vanishing Vision
9. Color - Gekitotsu!!
 
The Loudness album switches between their self-titled album and their Hurricane Eyes album; I like the self-titled album more for the musicianship on it but enjoy the songs off of Hurricane Eyes more.

probably to buy it yourself if you wanna see it/are a fan!?

Hiroshi from ROTTENGRAFFTY posts a lot of pictures with his son. I vaguely recall hearing Naoki mention in one of their videos that he's divorced.
 
  

Wagakki Band have lovely outfits, but the music does absolutely nothing for me.
 
Going the opposite way, if we're not limited to just Japanese bands:
Enuff Z'Nuff have some great songs, but their early videos and clothes are an abomination even by hair metal standards. It's a shame that this is the image people are always going to associate with their work:
 

YO-SHIT GET BACK INTO A BAND GODDAMMIT.
ಥ_ಥ

BIG UP
 
Music and Lyrics: KENTA
 
Odore odore muchuu de
Muragaru shuumatsu no doyoubi
Samishisa o umeru you ni motome-au nettaiya
Odore yoidore chuu e
Itadaku shuumatsu no gohoubi
Iya mo iya mo suki no uchi
Izanaou nettaiya
 
“Ichido IKAshi nido IKAshi sando ikasu” awai kitai ni kotae uragiranaide
Hajirai sute koshi yurasu hodo
Hamatta wana
Ki o tsukero yo aibou
“BYE BYE mata ne” amai koe de
Ma-ma-ma-matte yo
Tsugi wa nan you?
“BYE BYE mata ne
Mata kondo ne”
Gossori nukare karappo ni natta
Nanimokamo shigekiteki ii onna
 
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! A kara hajimari
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! Yoku no kesshou
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! Yonayona RIDE ON
Muzukashii hanashi nara dareka ni makasete
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! Hashi kara hashi made
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! Sagasu ZION
BIG UP! BIG UP! HI AND LOW
Sono mama arinomama no sugata o azukete
 
Sono mama arinomama no sugata
 
Odore odore muchuu de
Muragaru shuumatsu no doyoubi
Iya mo iya mo suki no uchi
Izanaou nettaiya
 
“Ichido IKAshi nido IKAshi sando ikasu” awai kitai ni kotae uragiranaide
“BYE BYE mata ne
Mata kondo ne”
Gossori nukare karappo ni natta
Nanimokamo shigekiteki ii onna
 
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! A kara hajimari
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! Yoku no kesshou
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! Yonayona RIDE ON
Muzukashii hanashi nara dareka ni makasete
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! Hashi kara hashi made
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! Sagasu ZION
BIG UP! BIG UP! HI AND LOW
Sono mama arinomama no sugata o azukete
 
Kurakute semai irikunda ana
Tashikame-nagara asebanda hada
 
Gossori nukare karappo ni natta
Makkuro kami de AHIRU-guchi tareme
Nanimokamo shigekiteki ii onna
 
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! A kara hajimari
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! Yoku no kesshou
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! Yonayona RIDE ON
Muzukashii hanashi nara dareka ni makasete
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! Hashi kara hashi made
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! Sagasu ZION
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! HI AND LOW
Sono mama arinomama no sugata o azukete
 
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! A kara hajimari
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! Yoku no kesshou
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! Yonayona RIDE ON
Muzukashii hanashi nara dareka ni makasete
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! Hashi kara hashi made
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! Sagasu ZION
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! HI AND LOW
Sono mama arinomama no sugata o azukete
 
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! HI AND LOW
 
Kanji:
https://mojim.com/usy135623x1x4.htm

This was too damn hard for me. Almost like I should have done a western list and then an Asian list....
 
In no particular order...
 

 
L'Arc~en~Ciel - True
blink-182 - Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
Aliene Maφriage - Les Soiree Les Soirée Yoru no Butoukai-Danzai no Shou～Shinbatsuhen
Kuroyume - Corkscrew
Nega - Grave of the Sacrifice
Kagerou - Rakushu
Muse - Black Holes & Revelations
Phantasmagoria - Splendor of Sanctuary
Luna Sea - Style

Someone on Tanuki posted that Yoshiki is going to give me 50% of his money for my birthday

No particular order:
 
xTRiPx - Any verse
bis - believe in style
blink 182 - Take off your Pants and Jacket
Pay money to my Pain - Remember the name
baroque - Sug Life
Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History
The Strokes - Room on Fire
J - Unstoppable Drive
miyavi - miyaviuta

Surprisingly I haven't found a thread on this particular movement (the origins of Visual Kei!) yet, and I believe it very well deserves its own place as I am aware there are several people who enjoy it.

 

Any of these genres (if you want to call them such, controversies, you know) may be lumped together and is usually referred to in general as hair metal. Spawning from hell's smothering depths in the early 80's, hair metal began to gain popularity as many bands began to imitate the eccentric looks of Sweet, David Bowie, Alice Cooper and KISS, only to combine them with an off-the-rails attitude forwarded in music revolving mostly around the common sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. Looks range from shocking attires and dark images (W.A.S.P., Mötley Crüe, Wrathchild U.K.), a simpler look involving not too much makeup and extravagant outfits (Tesla, Skid Row, Whitesnake), something I would call 'womanizer bands' with guys often simply looking to show off their attitude (L.A. Guns, Faster Pussycat, Roxx Gang), to downright feminine-looking bands where you can't make left from right (Pretty Boy Floyd, Tigertailz, Poison). 

 




 

Hair metal didn't change much during the 80's, however most people believed it to already be heading downwards with the popular names of Bon Jovi and Poison which arose somewhere in the mid-80's. The metal subsided and a more acceptable hard rock sound took its place, making it more or less radio-friendly. (I honestly do not mind if an album comes from '81 or '89, it all sounds good to me.) With the 90's in sight, hair metal took a decline in popularity as grunge faced an uprising with the names of Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots and Soundgarden. Many bands changed their appearance and sounds and it was soon that the movement took a dive and many bands disappeared, or altered themselves so that they became almost unrecognizable. There were of course still groups who stuck to what they knew, but a lot of the lesser known names suffered the inescapable fate of being smothered by the public's new interest. 

 




 

It was in the mid-00's that glam metal took on a new form. Namely on Scandinavian grounds, young groups began to form and relive the 'good old days' of party-rock. CRASHDÏET, Hardcore Superstar, Babylon Bombs, Vains Of Jenna and Reckless Love (to name a few) raised up out of nowhere and breathed new life into the mix. Although as of late, the flame seems to be simmering on a low frequency again, as not many new bands seem to rise up anymore and they are mostly the pre-existing ones that continue to release new material, also in new jackets, as young boys grow up.

 




 

Please use this thread to share anything reminiscent to this music. Whether it's a hidden gem from the early 80's or a band that just took form. I have been meaning to dive back into my first love, and this seems a nice way to pick it back up again.

The Sailor Moon SNES RPG "Another Story" deserves a mention. Some of the boss battles are a pain, and it's a fairly straightforward RPG story and gameplay-wise, but it's Sailor Moon, so if you don't choose the jewellery you equip really carefully, you die. And the special attacks have glorious voice acting.
 
Plus at one point you go to Canada, and it's one of the most hilarious interpretations of my country I've ever seen.

Now here, No where

Aa koko kara mienai hodo yogoreta kinou
Aa kotoba ni dekinai koto no kurikaeshi da
Aa
Jibun no yowasa heikou ni aru jidai
Hibi ni kanchigai shiteru
Koko de, oto de, souzou de, fusaideru kara

Kankei nai furi shiteru to nandemo nai fushinkan no
Shoutai wasure wa shinai na
Nokotteru kara
Kansei mae no shinjitsu mo kanzen naru kojinsen mo
Shougai raku de wa nai na
Wakatteru kara

Aa iki ga tsuzukanai hodo kasaneta hi yo
Aa doushite mienai n da inaku natta
Aa
Jibun no kowasa zensen ni aru jirai
Hibi ni hanashigai shiteru
Koko de, oto de, souzou de, fusaideru kara

Kankei nai furi shiteru to nandemo nai fushinkan no
Shoutai wasure wa shinai na
Nokotteru kara
Kansei mae no shinjitsu mo kanzen naru kojinsen mo
Shougai raku de wa nai na
Wakatteru kara

Aa
Aa
Fukuranda sekai ni wa
Ima, musuu no mirai

Kankei nai furi shiteru to nandemo nai fushinkan no
Shoutai wasure wa shinai na
Nokotteru kara
TSUNTSUN tsurara rirurero KANKAN teri tarirurera
Shoutai wa sude ni nai na
Mukatteru kara
Shougai yakume wa nai ka
Sagashiteru kara

Kanji:
^in comments of Youtube video



monolith

Music and Lyrics: GEN

Itsukara kanashii to ka
Yasashii to ka namida no koujitsu
Kimi igai ni nani o toru
Itsukara ga tadashii to ka kuyashii to ka namida no kougi-chuu
Kimi igai ni nani o nozomu

Kitto machigaerarenai na yurayuraida kono kanshoku o
Samenai yume o shizuka ni mitai

Memo ni nokosareta tsukame-sou de tsukamenai yuugenjikkou
Kagiwaketa kibou de sae mo
Kimi ni aisarenai no ga ii no sa

Itsukara kanashii to ka
Yasashii to ka namida no koujitsu
Kimi igai ni nani o toru
Itsukara ga tadashii to ka kuyashii to ka namida no kougi-chuu
Kimi igai ni nani o nozomu

Memo ni nokosareta tsukame-sou de tsukamenai yuugenjikkou
Aisareta kioku ni mo
Saware-sou de sawarenai na
Tsunaida mama de ii no ni

Itsukara kanashii to ka
Yasashii to ka namida no koujitsu
Kimi igai ni nani o toru
Itsukara ga tadashii to ka kuyashii to ka namida no kougi-chuu
Kimi igai ni nani o nozomu
Kimi igai ni nanimo nai daro

Kanji:
http://petitlyrics.com/lyrics/1003039

Wednesday

MANY ME LIVING INSIDE MY BODY AND TIME
ME AND ME AND ME...
Gozen san-ji ikou no shikou
SHALL WE ALL TONIGHT LET ALL OF US TOGETHER IN MY ROOM
MEETING IN MY HEAD
Gozen san-ji ikou no shikou

MORE SIMPLY, THEN I CAN UNDERSTAND IT
HEY THERE, HERE’S MY FEELING
THAT’S ALSO MINE
SORT ALL OF THESE ON MY DESK

Saigo no koe ga suru suiyoubi
Kanjou no kyoukaisen
Kizukanai furi
Kutsuu datta darou
Dou natte n da
Boku no nounai shuuchuu kouji
Koumyou ni doumyaku ni kizukanu you ni
Keikaku henkou-chuu

MEETING IN MY ROOM
IT STILL DOESN’T SEE TO GOING WELL
TRUE VOICE IS CRASHES
Gozen san-ji ikou no shikou
MY PURITY AND MY PRIDE WENT HOT AND HAVING AN ARGUMENT
GRABBING EACH OTHERS’ SHIRTS
Gozen san-ji ikou no shikou

MORE SIMPLY, THEN I CAN UNDERSTAND IT
SORT MY ALL OF FEELING ON MY DESK
MORE SIMPLY, THEN I CAN UNDERSTAND IT
AND A HEARTLESS FEELING, MY CALM FEELING
NOW IT’S TIME TO GIVE A JUDGE

Henji no nai
Jimonjitou o
Kurikaesu tabi
Sono koe wa toonoite kieru kieru
Sayonara sayonara
Saigo no koe ga suru suiyoubi
Kanjou no kyoukaisen
Kizukanai furi kutsuu datta darou
Dou natte n da
Boku no nounai shuuchuu kouji
Koumyou ni doumyaku ni kizutsukanu you ni
Keikaku henkou-chuu
Kanjou no kyoukaisen kizukanai you ni
Shuuen no senritsu
Eien wa toutotsu ni kirisakareteku
LAST WEDNESDAY

Kanji:
http://petitlyrics.com/lyrics/1003250

Oh my god, I played this many many many years ago, totally loved it, don't remember much about it. How did I forget Jupiter goes to Canada??

Never heard of them, but that's a terrible name for a band.
 
All I can picture is this:

1. Good Charlotte - Good Charlotte
2. Skid Row - Slave to the Grind
3. AFI - The Art of Drowning
4. Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
5. L.A. Guns - Waking The Dead
6. Hanoi Rocks - Back to Mystery City
7. Thee Michelle Gun Elephant - TMGE 106
8. GLAY - One Love
9. L'Arc~en~Ciel - Tierra

The Sailor Moon SNES RPG "Another Story" deserves a mention. Some of the boss battles are a pain, and it's a fairly straightforward RPG story and gameplay-wise, but it's Sailor Moon, so if you don't choose the jewellery you equip really carefully, you die. And the special attacks have glorious voice acting.
 
Plus at one point you go to Canada, and it's one of the most hilarious interpretations of my country I've ever seen.

...I put a lot of thought into this and it was really freaking hard to get my list down to 9.
I've tried to pull from a wider variety of times and genres.. but this still skews heavily towards Japanese & rock.
 
Click the spoiler for a short description and sample song!
 
In chronological order....
 
1. Matthew Good Band - Beautiful Midnight [1999]
 
2. fra-foa - 宙の淵 (Chuu no fuchi) [2001]
 
3. 周杰倫 (Jay Chou) - 范特西 (Fantasy) [2001]
 
4. 椎名林檎 (Shiina Ringo) - 加爾基 精液 栗ノ花 (Karuki, zaamen, kuri no hana) [2003]
 
5. D'espairsRay - MIRROR [2007]
 
6. 安室奈美恵 (Amuro Namie) - PAST < FUTURE [2009]
 
7. R指定 (R-Shitei) - 人間失格 (Ningen shikkaku) [2010]
 
8. Dolly - CAPSULE [2010]
 
9. Crimson Shiva - PANDORA [2014]
 
 
 
 
WOW I PUT WAY TOO MUCH EFFORT INTO THIS. but it was an interesting mental exercise.

^ They were (are) amazing. 'The Lizard' has seen the inside of my CD player for many, many hours.

1. Good Charlotte - Good Charlotte
2. Skid Row - Slave to the Grind
3. AFI - The Art of Drowning
4. Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
5. L.A. Guns - Waking The Dead
6. Hanoi Rocks - Back to Mystery City
7. Thee Michelle Gun Elephant - TMGE 106
8. GLAY - One Love
9. L'Arc~en~Ciel - Tierra